How to Write for Lifestyle Blogs
Whether you’re a the-daily.buzz freelancer or just getting started, writing for lifestyle blogs can feel like an uphill battle. Endless googling, content mills, and offers of unpaid posts can make it tough to find a place where your work will be appreciated. But the right website can open doors to new readers and help you build your reputation as a writer.
The Daily Yonder is a site about rural America—news, culture, education, health and the economy. They want pitches about these topics and anything else that relates to life in small towns. Pay is $200 for personal essays and $300-$400 for reported features.
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If you write about music, movies, TV, books, or comedy, Paste will probably be interested in your work. Check out their submission guidelines and the articles in each department to get a sense of what they’re looking for before pitching your idea. They pay a little over 8 cents per word for online stories, but they’ll accept reprints too.
If you’re interested in the intersection of blackness and culture, politics, sports, or entertainment, the Black Youth Project is a great magazine to write for. They prefer pitches rather than finished articles, but they’ll work with you to make sure your piece is ship-shape for publication. They’re also open to ideas about entrepreneurship, sports, and other topics that affect black millennials.